Harvey Weinstein threw Super Bowl party for 60 guests hours before ‘falling asleep’ in court during his rape trial

James Beal, US Editor

7 Feb 2020, 3:04

HARVEY Weinstein threw a Super Bowl party for 60 people - hours before he appeared to fall asleep in court during his rape trial.

The disgraced movie mogul looked like he dozed off several times on during the evidence of actress Jessica Mann on Monday – as she tearfully alleged that he had raped her.

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The former movie mogul is currently on trial for rape in New YorkCredit: EPA

But Weinstein is understood to have held a party Sunday night in Manhattan – where he was overheard telling one unnamed record executive that the #MeToo movement had “gone too far”.

Another source told the New York Post there were about 60 people at the party “including a lot of women”, adding: “No wonder Harvey was so worn out.”

Weinstein, 67, used to have a tradition at the Sundance Film Festival of hosting NFL playoff screenings at a hotel, calling the watch parties the ‘Weinstein Sundance Bowl’.

A spokesman for Weinstein said: “Harvey held a small get-together to say thank you. It was his team of lawyers, both current and some previous, his personal attorney and two friends.

“Harvey has stated that he encourages the positive things that have come from the (#MeToo) movement.”

Jessica Mann, the fifth accuser to take the stand at Weinstein’s New York trial, has accused him of forcing oral sex on her and raping her in a hotel room.

At least 100 women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault or harassment, which he has denied.

His New York trial was told yesterday how he masturbated in front of model Lauren Young in a hotel bathroom.

She told the court his semen did not look "normal" a day after saying his genitals looked "amputated".

The model, 30, appeared as the final witness for the prosecution in the former movie mogul's rape trial, currently ongoing in New York.

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Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Young has told a court that his semen did not look 'normal'Credit: AP:Associated Press

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Jurors were shown photographs of Harvey Weinstein naked while hearing testimony about his unusual genitalsCredit: Reuters

Weinstein is currently on trial for two allegations in particular, one that he raped a woman in a New York hotel in 2013, another that he forcibly performed oral sex on a different woman in his Manhattan apartment in 2006.

He denies wrongdoing, and says sexual contact between him and his alleged victims was consensual.

'I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT'

Six of Weinstein's accusers have testified at the trial as part of an attempt by the prosecution to demonstrate a pattern of predatory behaviour.

Young was the last to appear, returning to the stand for an hour yesterday morning after also testifying on Wednesday.

She was quizzed further about an alleged incident in which Weinstein ejaculated on a towel in front of her in the bathroom of a room at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in February 2013.